Vechelde

Template:Infobox German location Vechelde is a municipality in the district of Peine, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km southeast of Peine, and 10 km west of Braunschweig.

Municipal subdivisions

Alvesse Bettmar Bodenstedt Denstorf Fürstenau Groß Gleidingen

Klein Gleidingen Köchingen Liedingen Sierße Sonnenberg Vallstedt

Vechelade Vechelde Wahle Wedtlenstedt Wierthe

Twinned cities

Vechelde is twinned with:

• Template:Flagicon Valkeakoski, Finland since 1976
• Template:Flagicon Biederitz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany since 1990
• Template:Flagicon Niemodlin, Poland since 2006

Main sights

• The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
  The cultural center, former local district court, and “Duke Ferdinand’s gate“
• Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
  Statue “The Rape of Persephone” in Vechelde palace garden
• “Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
  “Zeiträume museum“, accessible rooms are presented in their original state, with historical backgrounds from the past 140 years
• The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.
  The “jute gate“, entrance gate of the former jute spinning mill. Today memorial for the victims of the Vechelde concentration camp.

External links

• Official website (German)

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